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Madagascar commemorative medal
Medal of the First Madagascar expedition
Madagascar commemorative medal (obverse)
Country Flag of France France
Type Campaign medal
Awarded for Service in French colonial expeditions to Madagascar
Campaign First Madagascar expedition
Second Madagascar expedition
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Established July 31, 1886
Medaille commemorative de Madagascar (1886 et 1896) ribbon
Ribbon bar of the medal

The Madagascar commemorative medal (French) was a French commemorative medal isuued to the participants to the First Madagascar expedition in 1883, and the Second Madagascar expedition in 1894-95. Two different medals were issued, the first one by the law of 31 July 1886, the second one by the law of 15 January 1896.[1]

Medal of the Second Madagascar Expedition law of 15 January 1896

Medal of the Second Madagascar Expedition. Law of 15 January 1896. Musée de la Légion d'Honneur.

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  1. Musée de la Légion d'Honneur
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